The Vital Few : the Entrepreneur and American Economic Progress.
The Vital Few, a study of the contribution of entrepreneurs to the American economy, provides portraits of the men and women whose individual enterprise has helped to establish the character of the American businessperson and to carry our economy forward from colonial times. Examining such legendary...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, USA,
1986.
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| Series: | Galaxy book.
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| Summary: | The Vital Few, a study of the contribution of entrepreneurs to the American economy, provides portraits of the men and women whose individual enterprise has helped to establish the character of the American businessperson and to carry our economy forward from colonial times. Examining such legendary figures as William Penn, Eli Whitney, Henry Ford, and J. Pierpont Morgan in their social and economic environment, Jonathan Hughes illuminates each period of American economic history and provides insights into the workings of American business and the special qualities required of its super-achiev. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (631 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780199938131 019993813X 1280594748 9781280594748 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |